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Middlesex Rifle Club. 
Lowell, Mass.. April 9.— The annual meeting: of theMlddlesex Bifle 
Club was held Wednesday, April 7, at Zimmer's gun store. He which 
the following o 18 cars were elected: William H. Kimball, President; 
W. H. Wheeler, Secretary; S. B. Sylvester, Treavsurer; William J. 
Burbeck, Charles ¥. Morse, E. L. Hartford and 0. Zimmer, commit- 
teemen, these with the three officers form the executive committee. 
Dx-president W. H. Ramsdell, official scorer. 
The club's shooting seapon opens on Patriot's Day, April 19. 
AmoDfr other events of the day, a prize presented to the club by Mr. 
Frank Coburn, will be contested for by the members. 
The reports of the secretary and treasurer were very encouraging:, 
so that the club will open the 1897 season with brightest pro.spects in 
its history. W. H. Wheeler, Bec'y. 
Leading dealers in sporfsmen^a supplies have advertised in our 
columns continuously for almost a quarter century. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send in notice like the followinsr: 
FIXTURES. 
April 27-29. — Binohamton, N, T.— Tournament of the Binghamton 
Gun Club. Two first days, targets; third day, live birds. 
April S7-30.— PoNDA, la.— Tournament under the management of 
Geo. E. Hughes and C. B. McCord. Live birds. $800 added money. 
April S8.-NKWARU, N. J.— All-day shoot of the Forester Gun Club. 
H. W. Wambold, Cor.-Sec'y. 
April 28-'?9,— BiCHMOND, Va.— Tournament of the Interstate Associ- 
tion, under the auspices of the West End Gun Club. 
April £8-29.— Peru, Ind.— Tom-nament under the management of J. 
L Head. 
May 4-6 — Dbs Moines, la.— Tournament of the Iowa State Sports- 
men's Association. Live birds and tareets. F. C. Whitney, Sec'y. 
May 5-7.— Uewburbh, N. Y. — Amiual spring tournament of the West 
Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association. First two days, targets; third 
day, live birds. $30 average money to three high guns in all pro- 
gramme target events. Open to all. 
May 6.— Sh»rbuknk, N. T — Annual tournament of the Sherburne 
Gun Olub. Oneday at targets. L D. Biainard, Sec'y-Treas. 
May 11-13.- Peek-skill, N. Y - Annual toumamen' of the Peeksktll 
Gun Club. Ftrsr, two days, targets; last day, h've birds. 
May n-14.— Waterloo, la —Tournament of the Waterloo Gun 
Club E. B. Walker Sec'y. 
May 1?-13.— CojTNBRSviLLB, Ind.— Tournament of the Connersville 
Gun Club. Live birds, T. P. Thomas, Sec'y. 
May 17-23.— Kansas City, Mo.— Annual tournament of the Missouri 
State Game and Fish Protective Association. Fred T. Durrant, Sec'y. 
May 18.— Albany, N. Y.— Annual spring tournament of the West 
End Gun Club. Horace B Derby, Sec'y. 
May 18.— EoTHEBruRD, N J - All-day shoot of the Boilins: Springs 
Gun Club. 100 target race, $5, targets extra. Open to all; no handi- 
cap. W. H. Hnck, Sec'y. 
May lP-19.— Forest City la.— Hill City Gun Club's second annual 
tournament; $100 added. J. W. Mahoney, Sec'y, 
May 19-20,— Savannah, Ga. — Tournament of the Interstate Assoeia- 
tiou under the auspices of the Forest City Gun Club. 
May 19-21.— Canton, S D.— South Dakota Sportsmen's Association 
annual. : C. S. Seely, Sec'y. 
May 20.— Greenville, Pa.— Second tournament of the Pennsylvania 
and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones, Sec'.v. 
May 25-27.— Marlin, Texas.— Tournament of the Marlin Gun Club. 
E. K Herrings, Sec'y. 
May 2e-29.— East St. Lotris, 111.— Annual tournament of the King's 
Smokeless Gun Clnb. 
May 31.— Canajohabib, N. Y.— Eastern New York Trap-Shooters' 
League tournament, under the auspices of the Cana.ioharie Gun 
Club. Charles Weeks, Sec'y. 
May 31.— Portland, Me.— Spring tournament of the Portland Gun 
Club. Targets. Added money announced later. 
June 2-4.— Speinofibld, O.— Annual tournament of the Ohio Trap- 
Shooters' League, under the auspices of the Sprmgfleld Gun Ciub. 
June 7-8.— PARKERSBUHCf, W. Va.— Tournament of the Mountain 
StH,te Gun Club Targets. ' $350 added . Leon J. Epstein, Sec'y. 
June 8-9.— Tournament of the Trap-Rhooters" League of Indiana. 
June 8-11.— Auburn, N. Y.— New York State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion tournament. C. W. Tuttle, Sec'y. 
June 9-10. — Monroe, La.— Tournament of the Interstate Associa- 
tion, under the auspices of the Monroe Gun Club. 
June 10.— Newcastle, Pa.— Third tournament of the Pennsylvania 
and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones. Sec'y. 
June lB-18.— Cleveland. O.— Fourth annual tournament of the 
ChamberUn Cartridge and Target Company. 
June 16-17.— Fargo, SA. D.— Third annual tournament of the North 
Dakota Sportsmen's Association. Targets. W. W. Smith, Sec'y. 
June 22-35.— Oil Citt, Pa.— Seventh annual tournament of the 
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of 
the Oil City Gun Club. Targets and live birds. Black powder 
Imrred. Special event: 25 live birds per man. $85, $1,000 guaranteed. 
Bend entries toH. 0. Reeser. Sec'y, Oil City. Pa. 
July 14-lD.— New Haven, Conn.— Tournament of the Interstate As- 
jciatfon, under the auspices of the New Haven Gun Olub. Wm. H. 
Bazel, Sec'y. 
July i0-2S.— Pine Bluff, Ark.— Seventh annual tournament of the 
ijkansas State Sportsmen's Association. Added money announced 
ater. Paul R. Litzke, Sec'y, Little Rock, Ark. 
July 22.— Meadville, Pa.— Fourth tournament of the Pennsylvania 
ind Ohio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones, Sec'y. 
Aug. 4-5.— Lewiston, Me.— Tournament of the Interstate Associa- 
:Son, under the auspices of the Androscoggin Gun Club. 
Aug. 17-19.— Toronto, Canada.— Tournament of the R. A. McOready 
3o., Ltd. Targets. $1,000 guaranteed. Opan to all. Write for pro- 
grammes. 
Aug. 19.— Wabren, O.— Fifth tournament of the Pennsylvania and 
Dhio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones, Sec'y. 
Aug. S.5-2fi.— MoNTPELiER, Vt.— Toumameut of the Interstate Asso- 
:iatiou, under the auspices of the Montpelier Gun Club. 
Sept, 35-16.- Portsmouth, N. H.— Tournament of the Interstate 
isBociation, under the auspjces of the Portsmouth Gun Club. 
Oct. 6-8.— Newbdrgh.N. Y.— Annual fall tournament of the West 
Jewburgh Gun and Rifle Association. First two days, targets; third 
lay, live birds, $50 average money to three high guns In all pro- 
rramme target events. Open to all. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Oluh secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 
hese columns, also anyneius notes they viay care to Itave printed. 
Vies in all events are considered as divided unl-pss otherwise reported. 
Hail all such viatter to Foi-eat and Stream Publishing Company, SU6 
Broadway, New York. 
On Tuesday, of last week, April 1,9, we had the pleasure of meeting 
Vlt. John A. Wilson, of FrankliB, Pa., who was passing through this 
Sity ejirottie for Englard, where he will remain for a week or two. 
t is to Mr, Wilson's services at Harrisbure. la.st September that Oii 
31ty owes the honor of having the KeystoiTe State shoot of 1897 held 
m its grounds. In connection with this shoot, which will be held the 
veek following the Cleveland tournament, Mr. Wilson stated that the 
slub would adopt in its 25-Hve-bird race, il,0f0 guaranteed, precisely 
he same system of dividing the moneys that prevailed in this year's 
Jrand American Handicap. The programme for the State shoot will 
lepart this year somewhat from the conditions that have prevailed in 
he past; there will be only two days at targets, the other two days 
•eing devoted to live birds. 
The New Utrecht Gun Club will hold a live bird stoot at its Wood- 
awn grounds next Saturday, April 24,- The main event will be the 
Spring Handicap, handicaps 27-ilyds,, 15 birds, $10, birds included 
lose system; 10 per cent, to the club for expenses. The club will 
)resent a handsome cup to the winner. Ties for the cup wiU be shot 
•flf miss and-out. This shoot is open to members of all Long Island 
lubs. The handicap will commence at 1:39 sharp, traps ready at 
8:30. Woodlawn can best be reached by the Brooklyn Elevated R. 
I. . Trains leave the Bridge (Brooklyn side) at 12:07, 1 :07, and hourly 
hereafter, stopping at all "L" stations. Stage will meet all trains 
it Washington station. 
We have had our attention called to a statement made by A. R. 
Rose, of Salida, Col , in a letter to our Philadelphia cotemporary on 
the Rose system at the recent Cobweb Gun Club's tournament. The 
statement runs as follows: "They were all champions and ex-cham- 
pions with national reputations, yet they continued to shoot out the 
events, class shooting, like a lot of novices. The management gave 
them the privilege on the second day of deciding by a majority vote 
of those present how the prizes should be divided. If they were so 
blooded, why didn't they vote for a high gun-division of the purses, 
which would have been more in keeping with such a class of shooters' 
But no, they decided to make the events for that day all class shoot- 
ing, four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Did they shoot off the 
ties or divide? They divided, of course. When they get caught in 
such hot company, they are just as anxious to divide as any orher 
class of shooters." Mr. Rofse evidently wrote the above under a mis- 
apprehension of the facts of the case, or else the case presented to 
him was fault.y. The facts are these: On the .second day the manage- 
ment, as per annoimcement in the programme, gave the shooters the 
option of voting whether they would shoot under the Rose system or 
under the old system; there was no option in the matter; it was to be 
class shooting one way or the other. The vote was taken by secret bal- 
lot, but with such a gathering there was no question as to how the vote 
would go, for it was a gathering of the salt of the trap-fhonters of 
the;country. Mr. Rose's "varied entry fee"- system, referred to by 
him in the same letter, is nothing actually nevp, but is merely an ap- 
plication to target shooting of the "optional" entrance fee idea, often 
used at the crack amateur live bird clubs in this country and Europe. 
The first tournament of the Connecticut Trap-Shooting Association 
will be held, as previously announced, upon the grounds of the 
Parker Gun Club, of Meriden, Conn. Besides the above-named club, 
there are four other clubs members of the Association: Bridereport 
Gun Club, Oolt Gun Club, of Hartford ; Windsor Locks Gun Club and 
the New Haven Gun Club. The main event on the programme will be 
a stx-men team race between teams representing each of the above 
clubs, each man on the respective teams shooting at 20 known and 20 
un Known angles. With five teams of six men each guaranteed upon 
the grounds, there is sure to be lots of shooting and" plenty of sport. 
Shooting commences at 9:30 A. M , and any one who wishes to do so 
can enter "for birds only." This last provision in such an organiza- 
tion is, we think, a very wise one, as it encourages the weaker shots 
to come out and try what thev can do on the same kind of targets 
and under the same conditions as their more expert brethren. The 
Association was only organized on Feb. 22 last, if we remember 
rightly, but it has started out right and should be a factor in the 
trap-shooting circles of the Nutmeg State. 
Many readers of our trap columns will be sorry to learn that our 
good old friend and fellow sportsman, John T. Mascroft, of Worces- 
ter, Mass , is unable at present to take up his gun, walk to the score, 
call "Pull," and of course break the target. Mr. Mascroft's lameness, 
from which he has suffered in the past, has come upon him with 
greater force and rendered him physically incapable of doine any 
trap-shooting. All who know Mr. Mascroft will realize what this 
means to him, aind will sympatize with him in being thus deprived of 
his favorite sport. In a personal letter to us, in answer to one of 
ours, Mr. Mascroft writes: "I am hoping that I shall be able to eo to 
Newburgh to see the boys, but not to shoot. Be sure and tell all the 
boys how I would like to see them. I coald name over a good list of 
those whom I have met at different places and who are friends that 
I prize very dearly: RoUa, Van, Capt. Money, T. K., Jim Elliott, 
Charlie Budd, Dutchy Smith, J. A. H. Dressel, Neaf Apgar, Gus 
Greiff, and scores of others, while McMurchy is one of the best of 
them." 
The Audubon Gun Club is, we believe, the first club to reduce the 
price of targets at its weekly practice shoots to a cent each. The 
extreme lowness of the above price will astonish many shooters and 
will set the officers of several other clubs figuring. " The Audubon 
club has about 100 members in good standing, and its weekly club 
shoots, held every Saturday afternoon, have had an average attend- 
ance of somewhere in the neighborhood of thirty. The yearly dues 
were only S^, and it was found that almost all the expenses of the 
club were being paid by the thirty or more who attended these 
shoots. Accordingly it was determined this year to try another plan, 
viz.: to increase the yearly dues to $5 and reduce the price of targets 
to a cent. We understand that the increase in the amount of 
yearly dues has had no effect on the membership roll, while the re- 
duction in the cost of targets has had a beneficial result on the at- 
tendance at the weekly practice shoots. 
It is really not so many years since Forest and Stream first intro- 
duced the system of tabulating scores and running percentage 
columns of scores made at shoots. The system is the only intelli- 
gible one, and they have all got to come to it. The old eye-aching 
system of "running in" totals and names, and the Other space- 
devouring system of giving the Is and Os in all events, are too tedious 
if one wants to follow a man's scoi-e for a whole day's shoot. Many 
daily papers all over the country have copied the system, thereby 
showing that they are wideawake. The Inierstate Association has 
al.'o made a change, and now no manifold copies of scores are kept, 
save in the cashier's office, where the assistant cashier tabulates in 
maLifold the scores as fast as the pads are brought in. Those who 
hke to see at a glance how a man shot through a programme owe a 
vote of thanks to Forest and Stream for having introduced a system 
at once so simple and yet so plain. 
At the Baltimore Interstate last week Elmer Shaner was presentod 
bv some of his New York friends with a Japanese sun helmet to re- 
place the one which he wore last year, and which was so ruthlessly 
destroyed at the Marion, N. J., shoot at the close of the sea«on. It is 
only rieht to say that the assailants on that occasion were the donors 
on this. The helmet that Elmer now possesses, and which he will 
wear around the circuit, is artistic as well as useful. It has been 
painted white, and bears the following inscriptions in red letters: 
On the front is the legend, "It's me," perhaps bad grammar, but ef- 
fective: on the rear portion appears the old adage, "I'm it," also ap- 
propriate. The presentation of tbis helmet was intrusted to Mr. H. 
P. Collins; and the trust was not misplaced, for the presentation 
speech simply bristled with witticisms from beginning to end, and 
was loudly applauded by the assembled shooters. 
Messrs. Alfred and Geo. W. Clay, of Austerlitz, Ky., have sent us a 
circular announcing that a shoot at targets and sparrows would be 
held on the grounds of the Hill Top Gun Club on April 22. The tar- 
gets will be thrown from a magautrap, and the sparrows shot from 
five ground traps, one man up, the five traps down. The circular 
contains the following note: "Sparrows vrill not be allowed retrieved, 
as when a bird once touches the ground inside the boundary it shall 
be scored dead, even then if it should take wing and fly out, after the 
shooter has used both barrels." We sincerely hope that the above is 
not an actual statement of what will be done at this shoot of the Hill 
Top Gun Club. Anything more absolutely cruel and more thoroughly 
unsportsmanlike than leaving wounded birds to suffer, as stated 
above, we have never heard ot. We trust that there is some error in 
the wording of the circular. 
The following notice has been mailed ua by Mr. H. W. Wambold, 
corresponding secretary of the Forester Gun Olub, of Ntewark, N. J.- 
"The Forester Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., has arranged for an all- 
day shoot at targets Wednesday, April 28 Sweepstake shooting to 
begin at 10 A. M., the principal feature of the day's programme being 
a 50-target handicap shoot, known traps and utiknown angles, $i en- 
trance. Rose system, targets at 1 cent each deducted from entrance 
money; handicap to begin at 2 P. M. sharp. F. E. Sinnock, one of 
the Forester's members, has devised a new system of handicapping, 
which he is sm-e will take with the shooters, as it gives the amateur 
the same chance of making a possible as it does the expert. Lunch 
will he served on the grounds gratis. The grounds can be reached by 
taking the Elizabeth troUe.y car to Frelmghuysen avenue and Peddie 
street, and walking one block east to Pennsylvania S. R. Loaded 
shells for sale on the grounds." 
Mr. W. D. Kenyon, secretar.v of the Omaha, Neb , Gun Club, sends 
us the following note: "At the annual meeting of the Omaha Gun 
Club, held April 1.?, the following gentlemen were elected officers for 
the year 1897: W. H. S. Hughes, President; George W. Looinis, Vice- 
President; W, D. Kenyon, 8ecretai-y: Q. F. Brueker, Treasurer 
Board of Managers: J. O. Read, F. W. Carmichael, J. P. Smead. 
Charles E. Johannes, Captain. Programme of season's shooting later, 
as the committee having the matter In charge have not yet reported.'' 
The Star Gun Club, of Dayton, O., will hold an all day open to-all 
shoot at targets on April 28. The programme consists of five 10-tar- 
get events, $1, and five 15 target events, S1.50. As there is a good 
roof over the score, there will be no postponement on account, of 
weather. Martin Dobb is secretary of the Scar Gun Club; Wm, 
Stark is president. 
A Richmond, Va., correspondent writ es us as follows under date of 
April 17: "The boys are preparing to give the shooters who visit us a 
e rand time during the coming Interstate tournament, which takps 
place here on the 28th and 29lh of April. We will have on hand 
enough live birds to accommodate all who wish to shoot ihem, and 
there are several of the boys here who are not ashamed to face' the 
traps with anyone." 
The Marlin Fu-e Arms Co., of New Haven, Conn,, write us under 
date of April 12, as follows : "A carrier pigeon came into our yard this " 
morning utterly exhausted and starving. One of our men has been 
taking care of the same and it now seems all right, but shows no dis- 
position to move. It appears completely lost. Marked on its leg 
hand: '4, T. H. R,, S5.' The owner may communicate with us." 
We regret that the programme for the Nebraska State shoot at Lin- 
coln, April 20-23, was received too late for us to make any extended 
notice of the same. On this point we would urge upon secretaries of 
gua clubs, who wish us to give anv notice of forthcoming events in 
this column, that all such matter should reach u.^! not later than first 
mail on Monday mornings to insure insertion. We would also remind 
our trap correspondents that the editor of this department is not 
always exactly "chained to business." and that it wou'd be wiser to 
address all news matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company 
if prompt attention is required. 
J. G. Lindzey won the Brooklyn Gun Club's monthly cup shoot 
on Saturday last. April 17, with 44 out of B5. The total is not a high 
one, but Lindzey shot well, particularly in hia last 27 targets, break- 
iner 25 of them. " The wind was blowing very strongly, and the targets 
from the magautrap were extremely hard to locate, particularly* ■ 
those that went off to the right, down wind and down hill. 
On the second Saturday in the months of May, June and July, the 
Brooklyn Gun C'l'ib will hold a 50 tareet handicap rac» for a splendid 
stein, presented for competition by the president of the club, J. 8. S. 
Remsen. If a shooter wins the cup twice it becomes his possession; 
but if three shooters tie for it with one win each, the tie will be shot 
off as previously arranged by the club. 
The Enterprise Gun dnb, of Reynoldton, Pa., held its annual meet- 
ing on Saturday. April 17, and elected officers for the coming twelve 
months as follows: President. Fred Stysham: Vic«-President, ,Iohn 
Owens: Secretary, Geo. W. Mains; TrAogurer, Geo. Watson. All the 
above are residents of Rnvnoldton. The captain of the club is Wm. 
Crouch, of McKeesport. Pa. 
The Boiling Springs Gun Club, of Rutherford, N. J., will have a 100 
target scratch race, go entrance, targets extra, open to all, on May 18. 
Tho date orisrinally chosen was Mav 19, but it has now been changed 
to May 18, so as not to conflict with the meeting: for the propo.sed 
reorganization of the New Jersey State Sportsmen's Association, 
called for May 19. 
Elsewhere we make a note of the proposed effort to reorganize the 
sliimberine State Sportsmen's Association, of New Jersev. It seems 
a positive shame that such a trap shooting State as New Jersey 
should be without any representative oreranization of shooters, and 
we hope that the efforts now being made will effect the desired 
result. 
If Mr. A. R. Rose, of Salida. Ool., could hear all the nice things said 
by the cracker j neks about the system of dividing purses «.t tourna- 
ments invented hv him. he mieht feel a little sore, but he'd have tho 
consciousness of knowing that he must have struck something that 
helps novices. : 
The East Lincoln and the Old Lincoln Gun Clubs, of Lincoln, Nob., 
have come together, and now form a new club called the New Lin- 
coln Gun Olub, with officers as follows; Pres.. Wm. D. Bain; Vice- 
Pres.. J. E Simpkins; Sec'y. Robert Malone; Treas., John Mocket. 
U. M. C. Thomas tells us that the annouufempnt made in his com- 
pany's advertisempnt. as it appeared in Forest and Stream, that a 
sample of the kind of shell used bv Hon. T. A. Marshall would he sent 
on application, has borne remarkable frhit. The number ot requests 
for samples has astonished the company. 
The Bergen County Gun Club is making arrangements to celebrate 
its first annivprfary by holding a two-davs' shoot early in .Tune, most 
probably on June 3-4. Next .'=!<»turday. April 24, is the E. C. cup day 
at this club's grounds; it fs a 50-target handicap race. 
From what we heard at Baltimore last week, the next interstate 
shoot, which will be held at Richmond, Va., April 98-99. will have 
quite a lar^e entry list. A good delegation will he present from New 
York and New Jersey. 
The Endeavor Gun Ch'b, of .Jersey City, N, J., will bold a shoot 
at its Mari'in grounds on Thursday of thi^week, April 22. shooting 
commencing at 1 P. M, George Piercy promises some special at- 
tractions. 
On Saturday.-April 24. the main attraction at Elkwood Park will 
be the Spring Handicap, 15 birds, $15, handicaps 25 to 32yds., high 
guns. ' . 
We have received a copy of the Newburgh and Binghamton Gun 
clubs' pi'ogrammes. and make a note elsewhere of their contents . 
April 20. Edward Banks. 
The Western Team at Elkwood Park. 
Chicago. April 17.— Editor Forpst and Stream- Under the caption 
"The Western Team at Elkwood Park" I find in last issue of vour 
valued pannr two letters, one ^^y 48 Grs.. Ruffa,!©. N. Y.. a second by 
Keystone, Philadelphia, both evidently witb a foot in a bear trap, and 
neither will be able to bring about a controversy in which I shall take 
any particular part. 
What I Slid in a letter rpcently published I stand bv, and if 48 Qrs. 
or Keysi:one, or anyone else desires to hear further in the same strain, 
they will doubtless be accommodated by some, one of the fifteen who 
accompanied me, and who I believe agree with me to a man in all 
that I have said touching our experience at Elkwood Park. N. J. 
48 Grs. says that he was a "spectator." If he was a soectator, I 
said nothing to him or about him. If especially ir>tf^restpd in the re- 
sults brought about by the Western shooters (therefore possibly a 
little sore), I can understand his desire to criticisfi. 
To Keystone I would say that, having naid our bills at the Elkwood 
Inn, we had a perfect right to criticise; and whetbpr or not we exer. 
cispd our prerogative should not he a concern of Keystone's, who is 
altogether too generous in attributmg a f oult-flnding disposition when 
he asserts that we "found fault to a man." 
Considerable was said about a team shoot before we arrived at Elk- 
wood. and we were asked many question': about an alleged or sug- 
gested team contest. We expressed a vrillineness to meet a team of 
Eastern shots, ten. twelve or fourteen in number, to shoot at any 
number of birds per man satisfactory to the Eastern gentlemen, and 
for any sum of money that It pleased our Eastem brethren to name: 
and notwithstanding Eastern newspapers and newspaper men had 
indulged in team-race talk prior to our arrival, not a word could we 
get in retraction or in acknowledgment of our expressed willingness 
to consider a challenge. 
In conclnsidn let me say that I had no intention of stirring up 
"long ears" of the East, when mildly stating a fact, and yet 48 Grs. 
as well as Keystone seems to have been hit. 
To 48 Grs let me say, your "penetration" is somewhat shv; vour 
•'velocity" may do in your section; that another exhibi'ion of "long 
ears,"^ and your friends will have no trouble in giving name to your 
' pattern." ■ e S. Riok. 
Binghamton Gun Club. 
BiNQHAMTON, N. Y., April 10.— With the advent of true spring 
weather, and the near approach of the dates fox our spring tourna- 
ment, the boys turned out in goodly numbers at to-day's club shoot. 
Three strings of 25 targets each were shot, and ten 10-target sweeps, 
SI entrance, were also decided, with the following results: 
Events: 13 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111313 
Kendall 21 19 20 9 8 7 9 8 10 7 8 10 8 
Bromley 20 19 31 9 8 8 '9 8 8 9 10.. . 
«o8s 31 20 J , - ;. 
Brown 23 23 23 8 9 8 9 t 8 9 1^ 9 7 
Wright 19 17 20 10 7 8 9 6 7 7 8.. 
Freeman 22 19 20 7 8 7 7 8 9 6 9 ... ' 
Smit¥^. 18 17 16 6 7 8 9 7 6 6 5 .... 
Rogers 16 19 20 8 9 9 8 6 7 6 6 .. . 
Fuller 20 16 17 8 8 7 8 8 6 7 5.... 
Davis.. ...J.,..,,.... 17 16 18 768876767 
Peters..... ,, 19 21 17 7 8 R 7 8 7 .. . . 
Conway .14 17 15 6799866788 
Stever , .17 18 19 8 7 7 7 8 
Mitchell 18 17 19 7 8 8 7 7 
H. W, b". 
Pa'wtuxet Gun Club. 
Pawtuxet, R. L, April 10.— The shoot to-day was for the silver 
souvenir keg of Laflin & Rand's W-A powder, donated to the club 
throuKh A. Harris & Co., of Providence. The powder being divided 
into five equal parts and to go to five highest scoresof to-day's shoot. 
The silver keg has to be won three times to become personal property' 
to-day 's shoot counting one win, ' 
The attendance was very small although the day was quite pleas- 
ant. The scarcity of shooters was partly due to quite a number of 
the boys being out after trout. 
The club will hold regular shoots every Saturday now until October, 
and any stray gentleman trap-shooter will be made welcome. Tar- 
gets at 1 cent. 
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